美國供應鏈管理專業協會 ( US Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, CSCMP ) 對「物流管理」的定義為：「物流管理是供應鏈管理的一部分，其透過資訊科技，對物料由最初的原料，一直到配送成品，以至最終消費者整體過程中所牽涉的原料、半成品，以及成品的流通與儲存，以最有效益的計畫、執行與控制，來滿足並符合消費者的需求。」
CSCMP’s Definition of Logistics Management
Logistics management is that part of supply chain management that plans, implements, and controls the efficient, effective forward and reverses flow and storage of goods, services and related information between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet customers' requirements.
